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The Doves of Venus by Olivia Manning
The Doves of Venus by Olivia Manning was first published in 1955 and it really couldn’t be any other era. I suppose that to young people reading this book will seem like ancient history as everything...
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Cork in the Doghouse by Macdonald Hastings
Cork in the Doghouse by Macdonald Hastings was first published in 1957. This is the second book by him that I’ve read, I don’t think these books are all that easy to find which is a shame because I...
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Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy
Troy Chimneys by Margaret Kennedy was first published in 1953 and my copy is a nice original hardback complete with dust jacket. Everyone seems to have been reading this one a while ago but I skimmed...
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Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple
Someone at a Distance by Dorothy Whipple has been read and reviewed by a lot of my favourite bloggers and I’ve always just skimmed the reviews as I knew I wanted to read the book myself – eventually,...
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The World My Wilderness by Rose Macaulay
The World My Wilderness by Rose Macaulay was first published in 1950, her second last novel with The Towers of Trebizond being her last. The book begins in post war France at the Villa Fraises where...
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My Friend Muriel by Jane Duncan
My Friend Muriel by Jane Duncan is the second book in the author’s ‘My Friends’ series. It was first published in 1959, which was a very good year by the way! This one was a perfect read for these...
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An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden
An Episode of Sparrows by Rumer Godden was first published in 1956. The setting is an area of London which like them all has a mixture of what had been grand houses fringing a poorer neighbourhood....
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The Feast by Margaret Kennedy
The Reverend Bott of Cornwall is having a tough time writing a funeral sermon, so he’s unable to entertain his friend who is visiting for his annual holiday. It’s an unusual situation as it’s a...
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Mamma by Diane Tutton
Mamma by Diane Tutton was first published in 1956 but it has recently been reprinted by British Library. The book begins with Joanna Malling travelling to the house she has bought, it’s moving in day...
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Neither Five Nor Three by Helen MacInnes
Neither Five Nor Three by Helen MacInnes was first published in 1951, but the setting is New York in 1950, and the book reflects what was then the beginning of the ‘reds under the beds’ era which was...
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